Moments from Ephemeral City

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Moments from Ephemeral City
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Studio album by
Released2 April 2011
Recorded2010–2011
StudioMultiple improvised studios in the Gold Coast and Brisbane
Genre
Length42:37
Label Self-released
Producer Sam Vallen
Caligula's Horse chronology
Moments from Ephemeral City
(2011)
Colossus
(2011)

Moments from Ephemeral City is the debut studio album by Australian progressive metal band Caligula's Horse. The album was released independently on April 2, 2011. The album was recorded from 2010 to 2011 in various makeshift studios around the Gold Coast and Brisbane and was produced, mixed, mastered and engineered by guitarist Sam Vallen.

Contents

Track listing

Lyrics and music by Vallen. Additional music and lyric contributions by Grey on tracks 1, 8, and 9. [1]

No.TitleLength
1."The City Has No Empathy (Your Sentimental Lie)"6:10
2."Silence"7:13
3."Singularity" (instrumental)3:33
4."Alone in the World"11:04
5."Ephemera"3:19
6."Equally Flawed"6:09
7."Calliope's Son (Don't Ever Look Back)" (instrumental)5:09
Total length:42:37
Reissue Bonus Tracks from Colossus (EP)
No.TitleLength
8."Colossus"5:40
9."Vanishing Rites (Tread Softly Little One)"5:12
Total length:53:29

Personnel

Caligula's Horse
Additional personnel

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References

  1. "Caligula's Horse – Moments From Ephemeral City". discogs.com. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2016.